An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped by any army or any force. Ron Paul More Quotes by Ron Paul More Quotes From Ron Paul Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. Ron Paul i-hate-youwarpeace Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure. Ron Paul libertywarpeople If we are not even free anymore to decide something as basic as what we wish to eat or drink, how much freedom do we really have left? Ron Paul leftdrinkwish We have a lot of goodness in this country. And we should promote it, but never through the barrel of a gun. We should do it by setting good standards, motivating people and have them want to emulate us. But you can't enforce our goodness, like the neocons preach, with an armed force. It doesn't work. Ron Paul guncountrypeople The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives - without probable cause and without a warrant. Ron Paul governmentsecrethouse Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions. Ron Paul libertyeyeignorance The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would be if they were stationed in Texas. We would not stand for it here, but we have had a globe-straddling empire and a very intrusive foreign policy for decades that incites a lot of hatred and resentment toward us. Ron Paul texasmilitaryreality I miss the closet. Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities. Ron Paul social-pressurespeakmissing The number one responsibility for each of us is to change ourselves with hope that others will follow. Ron Paul responsibilitynumbers We must remember, elections are short-term efforts. Revolutions are long-term projects. Ron Paul effortrevolutionlong We need to understand the more government spends, the more freedom is lost...Instead of simply debating spending levels, we ought to be debating whether the departments, agencies, and programs funded by the budget should exist at all. Ron Paul agencygovernmentneeds There is but one special interest that we should be working for, and that would solve just about all of our problems, and that is our liberty. Ron Paul libertyfreedomspecial A failing state cannot stop a revolution whose time has come. Ron Paul failingrevolutionstates We don't need any troops abroad-they don't help our defense. Ron Paul troopsdefenseneeds Secession is a deeply American principle. This country was born through secession. Ron Paul bornprinciplescountry Because federal hate crime laws criminalize thoughts, they are incompatible with a free society. Ron Paul crimehatelaw Our forefathers would think it's time for a revolution. This is why they revolted in the first place... They revolted against much more mild oppression. Ron Paul revolutionfirststhinking By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so called 'diversity' actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist. Ron Paul diversityracismidentity America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long. Ron Paul governmentlongamerica There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it. Ron Paul libertygovernmentkind
